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CURRENT ISSUE: VOL. 51 • NO. 10 • JULY 2022
ATL BREWS: Anniversaries, luaus and dance parties on tap
The 411 on Atlanta beers and breweries
CONCERT REVIEW: Revisiting Kendrick Lamar live
08/03/2022 1:33 PM
‘The Big Steppers Tour’ at State Farm Arena
GRAZING: You no longer have to fly to enjoy One Flew South
08/02/2022 1:27 PM
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ABOUT TOWN: Walking on the Moon
08/02/2022 11:24 AM
Plus evolving artists, cool cars, floozies and gamblers, and pulp novels
CREATIVE ARTS: Street art in August truly highlights the city’s beauty
08/01/2022 6:32 PM
Exhibitions pay homage to Indigenous tradition, graffiti, and abstract expressionism this month
BLUES & BEYOND: Challenge this!
08/01/2022 12:56 PM
The Atlanta Blues Challenge sends the city’s best blues talent to Memphis
ATL UNTRAPPED: A Month Of Morale
07/13/2022 8:42 PM
Kendrick Lamar, Lotus Rosery, and the Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash included in a full month of major hip-hop shows
RADIO TUCKER MUSIC FEST II: reCurrent Rage, Lynx Deluxe, Art Linton, and others to perform
07/13/2022 10:13 AM
Oliver Bewley currently rages for his father Chris
THE VINYL WARHOL: Werqing the world
07/06/2022 2:32 PM
RuPaul's Drag Race, Fun Isn't Fair and more this month
ABOUT TOWN: Distilleries, comedy, dinosaurs and plays
07/05/2022 5:59 PM
School’s out, so parents and kids each get choices in July
CREATIVE ARTS: Vibrant portraits that makes it feel like summer
07/05/2022 5:16 PM
Art and all you can eat pancakes at the Georgia Freight Depot this month.
Events
Atlanta Songwriters Club Meet Up,
Cost: $5 Door
Doors @ 7 PM (proof of vaccination is required to enter; masks encouraged but not required),
08/08/2022 8:00 PM
I Set My Friends On Fire + These Hearts, Sink In, Across The White Water Tower,
Cost: $17,
08/09/2022 7:00 PM
EXPRESS YOURSELF ATL,
Cost: $15 advance tickets, $25 table reservations for 2 *admission not included*, $50 vendor partnership,
08/09/2022 8:00 PM
TEASE TUESDAY BURLESQUE: Hot Mess Burlesque!,
Cost: $15 Adv – $20 Doors • $30 VIP 1st Row • $25 VIP 2nd Row
Doors @ 8 PM (proof of vaccination is required to enter; masks encouraged but not required; ages 18+),
08/09/2022 9:00 PM
THE WEDNESDAY EFFECT:LIVE MUSIC + BRUNCH FOR DINNER! + A SHOT OF WHISKEY!,
Cost: $10 general admission $10-table rsvp not included, $25 table reservations for 2 *admission not included*,
08/10/2022 9:00 PM
Jazz Jam w/ the Gordon Vernick Quartet,
Cost: $5 Door
Doors @ 8 PM (proof of vaccination is required to enter; masks encouraged but not required),
08/10/2022 9:00 PM
HAPPY HOUR AT APACHE XLR: $5 DRINK SPECIALS & 1/2 APPETIZERS,
Cost: $0 rsvp - not a ticket or reservation.,
08/11/2022 6:30 PM
The Wildwoods w/ The Brookses + Scotty B,
Cost: $10 Adv – $15 Door
Doors @ 7 PM (proof of vaccination is required to enter; masks encouraged but not required),
08/11/2022 8:00 PM
T.I EXPOSURE OPEN MIC,
Cost: $20 advance tickets, $30 table reservation for 2 - admission not included,
08/11/2022 9:00 PM
FRI-WE BRUNCH AF! w/ BOTTOMLESS MIMOSAS & ROVING ENTERTAINMENT FROM 12-2P,
Cost: $0 rsvp - all table s are first come first serve,
08/12/2022 10:00 AM
SKYBALLS — Atlanta's #1 Tribute To Phish + Parker Sith & The Bandwidth,
Cost: $15,
08/12/2022 8:00 PM
IRIS PRESENTS: YAKZ W/ SISTO,
Cost: FREE before 11pm entry - MUST arrive before 11pm
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News/Features
Creative Loafing's 50th Anniversary Issue
NEWS BRIEF: Ahmaud Arbery killer begs for federal protection against death threats
08/06/2022 2:00 AM
Prison justice?
NEWS BRIEF: Morehouse Human Rights Film Festival titles revealed
08/06/2022 2:00 AM
‘Storytelling that brings awareness to … human experiences’
NEWS BRIEF: Carter Center gets Japanese prize for Guinea worm eradication efforts
08/06/2022 2:00 AM
The win is in the medical services category
NEWS BRIEF: Glover brothers dismiss “Atlanta” critics before new season begins
08/06/2022 2:00 AM
People don’t get the benefit of the doubt
NEWS BRIEF: Ex-Atlanta Falcons players accused in drug dealing scheme
08/05/2022 2:00 AM
Rise up — get high!
5 Things to Do Today
8th Annual Cobb International Film Festival
08/07/2022 11:00 AM
Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre
CL Critic Curt Holman Recommends: This four-day festival held at Marietta’s historic Strand...
15th annual Jerry Day ATL
08/07/2022 3:00 PM
Terminal West
Celebrate the life and music of Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead with 9 bands performing on 2 indoor stages - "the music NEVER stops"- featuring some...
Fantastic Cat
08/07/2022 6:00 PM
Eddie's Attic
CL Critic Hal Horowitz Recommends: You have to love any band that names its debut The Very Best...
Sunday Variety Series: Balalaika Fantasie
08/07/2022 6:30 PM
Academy Theatre
Join us in the beautiful Academy Theatre Sunday the 7th, in Hapeville, GA for a show by Balalaika Fantasie. This is a performance that is part of the ...
Sunset Sessions Presents Blair Crimmins, Tyler Neal Band, & Thunderbird Trio
08/07/2022 7:00 PM
Park Tavern
Sunset Sessions is a FREE weekly alternative music concert series powered by Park Tavern. Sunset Sessions has brought Atlantans and visitors an incred...
CL Promotions
Fun & Free: 'Super Pets' Starring Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart
08/14/2022 9:00 AM
win a pair of tickets to see “DC LEAGUE OF SUPER-PETS” at a theater near you! Rated PG.
Fun & Free: Smokin' Novas with Rare Birds
08/06/2022 9:00 AM
August 6 at From The Earth's Back Porch Concert Series!
Music
ATL UNTRAPPED: The New Deante' Hitchcock — on and off wax
06/03/2022 5:07 PM
A conversation about The Mother God Project and a preview of the June hip-hop concert calendar
BLUES & BEYOND: Frankie Lee’s mission is the blues … and beyond
06/03/2022 3:10 PM
The six headed proponent of blues, soul, jazz and zydeco returns to the stage
Arts & Culture
SCREEN TIME: New friends and old ‘enemies’
06/03/2022 1:48 PM
The Blob, Lawrence, and Baby Jane, too
ABOUT TOWN: Pullman Yards pulls out all the stops
06/03/2022 9:39 AM
Explorations of addictive stories, R&B classics, contemporary operas, and photography phenomena
CREATIVE ARTS: An artist’s duty is to reflect the times
06/03/2022 11:04 AM
Paintings, sculptures, and photography to observe in the month of June.
Restaurants
GRAZING: Drip — ‘a coffee shop around the corner’
06/03/2022 9:04 PM
Leaving Starbucks for a barista named Sylvester
ATL BREWS: IPAs? We don’t need no stinking IPAs!
08/01/2022 1:28 PM
The 411 on Atlanta beers and breweries
Where to Eat Cajun Food in Atlanta
01/01/2019 4:32 PM
The ultimate list of Cajun dishes and restaurants in Atlanta.
Where to Eat Caribbean Food in Atlanta
01/13/2021 4:36 PM
Our list of where to eat Caribbean food in Atlanta.
Where to Eat Caribbean Food in Atlanta
01/13/2021 4:36 PM
Our list of where to eat Caribbean food in Atlanta.
Podcasts
Marketplace
Little Five Points Store
Creative Loafing has teamed up with L5P merchants to showcase items for sale. See some of the items from retail shops in Little Five Points. CL Marketplaces.
Piedmont Heights Neighborhood Store
Creative Loafing and the Piedmont Heights Alliance have teamed up to present a virtual shopping guide to the local shops in the neighborhood. CL Marketplaces.
Virginia Highland Store
Virginia Highland has some cool shops and experiences. See our marketplace for a sampling of what VA HA has to offer. CL Marketplaces.
Atlanta Events and Things to Do Today and this Weekend